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Probably pronounced "EYAHLD-gith", but I'm no expert on Anglo-Saxon names which means I could be wrong there...
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This is actually quite interesting.
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Rather pretty in the form Aldyth, the name of a friend of mine. I think Aldyth is a bit like a blend of Alice and Edith (it's also spelled Aldith) and could certainly work for a kid today.
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In this day and age, if you want people to call your child, "ehld-yif", then you really would have to spell it Eldyef. But who in their right mind would actually WANT people to call their poor defenseless child Eldyef? I mean. Have a heart! But thanks for the cultural insight anyway!
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Pronounced "ehld-yif".
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Ealdgyth, Aldgyth, Aldgitha, Algitha and Algithia (Aglithia may be a misspelling) are other forms.
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_of_Mercia,
https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/ealdg000.htm
https://www.geni.com/people/Ealdgyth-of-Northumbria/6000000000769899945
https://www.myheritage.com/names/ealdgyth_fitz-crinan)
Edith (Ēadgӯð) has also been used been used to render this name, though they have been confused for each other. For example, Edith the Fair [(Old English: Ealdgȳð Swann hnesce, "Edyth the Gentle Swan"; born c. 1025, died c. 1086), also known as Edith Swanneck] was known as such. (Source: https://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2017/04/name-of-the-week-edith.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_the_Fair)